Retailers post tepid sales gains in Dec. (AP via Yahoo! News) An already disappointing holiday shopping season turned out to be even worse than expected for many of the nation's retailers, who on Thursday reported tepid sales gains for December....more...Blue Christmas for many retailers -- but not Nordstrom or Costco (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Nordstrom Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. were ringing in the new year while many retailers were reporting dismal holiday sales....more... Retailers post disappointing Dec. sales (AP via Yahoo! News) The holiday shopping season turned out to be worse than expected for many of the nation's retailers, who Thursday reported tepid sales gains for December....more... Retailers Post Lackluster Sales in Dec. (AP via Yahoo! Finance) December's lackluster retail sales left the nation's merchants wondering Thursday about their chances for a turnaround in 2007 -- even as several big merchants were scaling back their fourth-quarter earnings expectations....more... Retailers Post Tepid Sales Gains in Dec. (AP via Yahoo! Finance) An already disappointing holiday shopping season turned out to be even worse than expected for many of the nation's retailers, who said Thursday they had tepid sales gains for December....more... Martin Kruskal, 81; mathematician's wave research rippled through sciences (Los Angeles Times) Martin Kruskal, the prolific Princeton mathematician whose work provided a theoretical underpinning for a new form of fiber-optic communications, controlled thermonuclear fusion and the study of black holes, died Dec. 26 at his home in Princeton, N.J., after a series of strokes. He was 81. ...more... Don Banks: Steelers likely will keep coaching job in the family (Sports Illustrated) It's going to take a while, isn't it? To see the Pittsburgh Steelers take the field and not think of Bill Cowher as the face -- the unmistakable face -- of that storied franchise. The jutting jaw. The flying spit. The look of complete disgust that launched a thousand heart palpitations whenever he aimed it in the direction of his chastised players....more... Retailers post lackluster sales in Dec. (Sharewatch) As retailers reported their sales for the month and the entire holiday season, many blamed their disappointing showings on mild weather that depressed sales of winter wear like heavy coats, and on consumers who waited until just before Christmas to do their shopping....more... Retailers post disappointing Dec. sales (The News & Observer) The holiday shopping season turned out to be worse than expected for many of the nation's retailers, who today reported tepid sales gains for December....more... |